operation of multiple radios in the 2.4GHz band without
performance degradation (AP-505H)
• Maximum ratio combining (MRC) for improved receiver
performance
• Cyclic delay/shift diversity (CDD/CSD) for improved
• Space-time block coding (STBC) for increased range and
improved reception
• Low-density parity check (LDPC) for high-eciency error
correction and increased throughput
• Transmit beam-forming (TxBF) for increased signal
reliability and range
• 802.11ax Target Wait Time (TWT) to support low-power
client devices
downlink RF performance
WI-FI ANTENNAS
AP-503H
• Two integrated semi-directional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with peak single antenna gain of 2.5dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.6dBi in 5GHz. Built-in
antennas are optimized for vertical wall or desk mounted orientation of the AP.
- Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the combined, average pattern is 1.7dBi in 2.4GHz
and 5.0dBi in 5GHz.
AP-505H
• Two integrated semi-directional antennas for 2x2 MIMO with peak single antenna gain of 5.2dBi in 2.4GHz and 5.4dBi in 5GHz. Built-in
antennas are optimized for vertical wall or desk mounted orientation of the AP.
- Combining the patterns of each of the antennas of the MIMO radios, the peak gain of the combined, average pattern is 3.3dBi in 2.4GHz
and 2.9dBi in 5GHz.
OTHER INTERFACES
Uplink (E0)
Local
AP-503H: Ethernet wired network port (RJ45)
• Auto-sensing link speed (10/100/1000BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
• 802.3az Energy Ecient Ethernet (EEE)
• POE-PD: 802.3af POE (class 3)
AP-505H: Smart Rate Ethernet wired network port (RJ45)
• Auto-sensing link speed (100/1000/2500BASE-T) and MDI/MDX
• 2.5Gbps speed complies with NBase-T and 802.3bz specications
• Capable of sourcing up to 1A / 5W to an attached device
• BLE: up to 7dBm transmit power (class 1) and -100dBm receive sensitivity (125kbps)
• Zigbee: up to 7dBm transmit power and -97dBm receive sensitivity (250kbps)
• Integrated semi-directional antenna with peak gain of 2.5dBi (AP-503H) or 1.2dBi (AP-505H)
• Power/System status
• Radio status
• Local network port status (2x on AP-503H, 4x on AP-505H)
• POE-PSE status (2x) (applies to AP-505H only)
• AP-503H: VPN IPsec throughput performance: 100Mbps or better
• AP-505H: VPN IPsec throughput performance: 500Mbps or better
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POWER SOURCES AND POWER CONSUMPTION
DATA SHEET
ARUBA 500H SERIES HOSPITALITY ACCESS POINTS
Power Sources: The AP
supports direct DC power
and Power over Ethernet
Maximum (worst-case) power
consumption (without USB
or PSE / max):
Maximum (worst-case) power
consumption in idle mode
(without USB or PSE)
Maximum (worst-case) power
consumption in deep-sleep
mode (without USB or PSE)
• The AP supports direct DC power and Power over Ethernet
• When both DC and POE power sources are available, DC power takes priority over POE
• Power sources are sold separately; see the 500H Series Ordering Guide for details
AP-505H
• When powered by DC or 802.3bt (class 6) POE, the AP will operate without restrictions
• When powered by 802.3at (class 4) POE and with the IPM feature disabled, the AP will disable the USB port
(only) if POE-PSE is enabled, and support (802.3af) POE-PSE power on E1 only (no PSE on E2)
• When powered by 802.3af (class 3) POE with the IPM feature disabled, the AP will disable the USB port and
POE-PSE capability
• With IPM enabled, the AP will start up without restrictions, but may dynamically apply additional restrictions
depending on the POE budget and actual power consumption. The feature specic restrictions and order
in which they are applied can be congured
AP-503H
• DC powered: 10.0W
• POE powered (802.3af): 11.4W
AP-505H
• DC powered: 14W / 50W
• POE powered (802.3bt): 14W / 51W
• POE powered (802.3at): 14W / 25.5W
• POE powered (802.3af ): 13.5W / 13.5W
AP-503H: 4.5W (POE)
AP-505H: 6.2W (POE)
AP-503H: 2.7W (POE)
AP-505H: 3.5W (POE)
MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions/weight (unit,
excluding mount bracket):
Dimensions/weight
(shipping):
Mounting detailsUsing one of the (separate orderable) mount kits, the AP can be attached to a single or dual gang wall-box,
AP-503H:
• 86mm (W) x 40mm (D) x 150mm (H)
• 290g
AP-505H:
• 86mm (W) x 47mm (D) x 150mm (H)
• 360g
AP-503H:
• 111mm (W) x 54mm (D) x 167mm (H)
• 380g
AP-505H:
• 111mm (W) x 54mm (D) x 167mm (H)
• 450g
directly to a wall, or desk mounted. See the 500H Series Ordering Guide for details.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS
DATA SHEET
ARUBA 500H SERIES HOSPITALITY ACCESS POINTS
Operating conditions
Storage and transportation
conditions
• Temperature: 0C to +40C / +32F to +104F
• Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• ETS 300 019 class 3.2 environments
• Temperature: -40C to +70C / -40F to +158F
• Humidity: 5% to 93% non-condensing
• ETS 300 019 classes 1.2 and 2.3 environments
RELIABILITY
Mean Time Between Failure
(MTBF):
AP-503H: 1,360 khrs (155 yrs) at +25C operating temperature
AP-505H: 780khrs (88yrs) at +25C operating temperature.
REGULATORY AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE
Regulatory model numbers
Minimum Software Release
Regulatory compliance
(For more country-specic
regulatory information and
approvals, please see your
Aruba representative.)
Certications
• AP-503H (all variants): APINH503
• AP-505H (all variants): APINH505
• ArubaOS and Aruba InstantOS 8.7.1.0 (AP-503H) and 8.7.0.0 (AP-505H)
• FCC/ISED
• CE Marked
• RED Directive 2014/53/EU
• EMC Directive 2014/30/EU
• Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU
• IEC/EN 60950
• EN 60601-1-1, EN60601-1-2
• IEC/EN 62368-1
• Wi-Fi Alliance:
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED a, b, g, n, ac
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 (ax)
- WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 – Enterprise with CNSA option, Personal (SAE), Enhanced Open (OWE)